Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlaiwą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱloy-wo-m, from *ḱley- (“to lean; slope”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈxlɑi̯.wɑ̃/

Noun edit

*hlaiwą n^[1]^[2]

hill, mound, barrow
burial mound, tomb, grave

Inflection edit

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hlaiwą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hlaiwą	*hlaiwō
vocative	*hlaiwą	*hlaiwō
accusative	*hlaiwą	*hlaiwō
genitive	hlaiwas, hlaiwis	*hlaiwǫ̂
dative	*hlaiwai	*hlaiwamaz
instrumental	*hlaiwō	*hlaiwamiz

Derived terms edit

*hlaiwijaną

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *hlaiw m, *hleu
- Old English: hlēow, hlēo
- Old Frisian: hlī
- Old Saxon: hlēo
- Old High German: hlēo, lēo
- → Proto-Slavic: *xlěvъ (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Norse: ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ (hlaiwa)
Gothic: 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅 (hlaiw)
→ Proto-Slavic: *xlě̃vъ (see there for further descendants)

References edit

^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hlaiwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 228: “n. ‘barrow, funeral mound’”
^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xlaiwan ~ *xlaiwaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 174

[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hlaiwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 228: “n. ‘barrow, funeral mound’”

[2] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xlaiwan ~ *xlaiwaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 174

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